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>Compose key ('Multi_key')</A
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>&#13;The compose key is a dead key which introduces a multi-key sequence to generate a character.
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>&#13;You can configure the compose key by using <B
CLASS="command"
>setxkbmap</B
> e.g. <TT
CLASS="literal"
>setxkbmap -option compose:rctrl</TT
>
or starting the X server with the <TT
CLASS="literal"
>-xkboptions</TT
> option, e.g. <TT
CLASS="literal"
>X -xkboptions compose:ralt</TT
>.
The possibilities for the compose key, e.g. ralt, lwin, rwin, menu, lctrl, rctrl, caps, etc. are listed in the
<A
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>xkeyboard-config(7)</A
> man page.
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>&#13;Alternatively, the option <TT
CLASS="literal"
>lv3:ralt_switch_multikey</TT
> configures Right Alt as 3rd-level shift, Shift + Right Alt
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as Compose.
Note that this option is on by default in the gb layout.
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>&#13;The standard compose key sequences available are determined by the locale.
Refer to the
<A
HREF="http://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/libX11/i18n/compose/libX11-keys.html"
TARGET="_top"
>compose key sequence charts</A
>
for the available compose key sequences for each locale.
Note that most locales using a Microsoft codepage character set (e.g. with a LANG environment variable of the form
<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>LL_CC</I
></TT
>.CP<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>nnn</I
></TT
>) are not currently recognized by Xlib.
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>&#13;See the <A
HREF="http://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/man/man5/Compose.5.html"
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>Compose(5)</A
> man page for more details
on how the locale is mapped to a compose key sequence file and how to configure custom compose key sequences.
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>&#13;If an IME is configured, it should be started as part of a remote session (See
<A
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>the Section called <I
>Remote sessions via XDMCP</I
></A
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>&#13;To use an IME with remote clients started from a command line (See <A
HREF="using-remote-apps.html"
>the Section called <I
>Displaying remote clients</I
></A
>), the IME must be started explicitly, e.g.
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>Starting the ibus IME</A
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>&#13;    After configuring ibus with <B
CLASS="command"
>ibus-setup</B
>, start the ibus
    daemon
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>&#13;    $ ibus-daemon -drx
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>&#13;    and set XMODIFIERS so XIM clients will use ibus
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>&#13;    $ export XMODIFIERS="@im=ibus"
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>&#13;Similarly for fcitx, gcim, iiimf, scim, uim, etc.
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>&#13;pressing the keys in that order.  Right Alt + Shift is 4th-level shift.
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